Ma Zen Space

06/07/2025

Amazing 💞 women. Mothers. Are. Amazing. 💜

BREAKING: What does it take to win an ultramarathon? For Stephanie Case, it meant covering 100 kilometers over brutal terrain while stopping three times to breastfeed her 6-month-old daughter.

Yes, you read that right.

At the Ultra-Trail Snowdonia in Wales, Case wasn’t aiming for a podium. After a three-year break from competition, she just wanted to feel like an athlete again. Instead, she crossed the finish line as the first female finisher, clocking 16 hours and 53 minutes on a course with over 6,500 meters of elevation gain.

Her journey to this race wasn’t just physical it was deeply emotional.

After two miscarriages and the birth of her daughter Pepper through IVF, Case wasn’t sure if she could ever call herself an athlete again. She had questions. Doubts. Fears. But she kept moving forward. She began running again in her second trimester and carefully trained to maintain her milk supply while preparing for this demanding race.

Throughout the course, her partner met her at 20K, 50K, and 80K checkpoints so she could breastfeed Pepper a logistical challenge that required special permissions and a lot of heart.

Stephanie Case’s story is one of resilience, strength, and rewriting what motherhood and athleticism can look like.

Her next goal? To return to the Hardrock 100 the same race that once felt like the end of a chapter. Now, it marks the beginning of a bold new one.

05/28/2025

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"resilient".

03/13/2025

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Boundaries are our friends. Even though they may be hard to say at first, they are important aspects of honest relationships.

Be true to yourself.

Monitor and guard your energy.

This frees you up, and allows the other people to take care of their own needs, which ultimately helps them too.

Drop a 🙌 if you are open…

03/13/2025

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03/05/2025

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"You are the only one who can change your story, and you do this by changing your relationship with yourself.”
― Miguel Ruiz, The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace

03/05/2025

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I count myself lucky to be surrounded by beautiful human beings who live their lives in this way.
This doesn’t mean we don’t get down or that sometimes we don’t want to talk to anyone or that there aren’t days we’d rather just pull the blanket over our heads.
I’ve had a few of those lately myself.
What it does mean though is that when we are feeling ok and we have a little love to spare, let’s look for even the smallest ways to share it.
When we look for ways to show up with kindness we just never know how far the ripple will carry it on. ❤️❤️

01/27/2025

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Remember to tap into your joy when needed!

01/27/2025

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The New Happy

01/22/2025

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It’s more important than ever to raise kids who can sift through evidence, identify reliable sources, and think for themselves.